PROGRAM

We invite you to join us to create a series of inventive, and performative artworks that combine accessible technology and the everyday, seamlessly and playfully. We aim to share our fascination with common objects and the value of empirical knowledge to uncover the peculiar and spectacular properties of everyday materials and mundane objects in our daily environment.

We will facilitate daily drop-in workshops featuring different objects and materials each day at four thematic stations (INTERACTION, EXPRESSION, ILLUMINATION, and TRANSPARENCY), exploring the creative potential and inner life of objects such as a toothbrush head, cleaning sponge, fluffy dusters, paper clip, stones, to name a few.

We aim to incite wonder in everyday objects and cultivate an appreciation for their playful reuse through DIY fabrication. We would like to encourage a more sustainable way of thinking and evaluating how we accumulate, save, re-use, and innovate in a consumer-oriented culture. We will also draw attention to the value of the interplay of creative ideas sourced from many participants. ​All events and workshops are free and suitable for all ages and abilities.

INTERACTION

Participants will be able to manipulate objects (e.g. gather, arrange, fold, twist, weave, pile up) in their inanimate form on a light table and create short, imaginative stop motion animations (GIF) showing the objects in a humorous or peculiar way. We will consolidate the animations daily, adding them to a projection in the gallery window, and shared with the makers and the public through social media.

EXPRESSION

This station will facilitate learning and employing creative construction techniques to assemble small robots by making impromptu combinations of everyday items, equipped with miniature vibrating motors, the same kind used to make cell phones vibrate. The workshop encourages observation and reflection on how objects interact with each other and how their properties change their movement on a variety of surfaces.

ILLUMINATION

With the use of colourful LED lights powered by small watch batteries, participants experiment with making luminous objects and sculptures with feature materials. Through this process the material itself is provided agency to display its inherent material optical qualities that transcend its use value. For example, a small sponge takes on the qualities of a gemstone through creative illumination by colourful LED lights.

TRANSPARENCY

Participants observe their own perception of colour and light through an installation of red, green, and blue lights which cast multiple coloured shadows on the gallery’s white wall. By changing the angle of the light and distance from the object, small items can grow in scale and change in appearance. For example, a sponge can be turned into a sharp black shadow of a ceiling high mountain surrounded by larger shadows of magenta, yellow, and cyan creating the illusion of a descending sunset. Participants have the opportunity to explore light, transparency, and colour theory, using their bodies and the featured objects.

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